April 30, 2024
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It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
Man of the Year, followed by a Friday the 13th Haunted House run.
MotY is being torn apart on far too many unsubstantiated points… Yet, I have to admit the line to the Haunted House was more memorable.
Based on the marketing that I’ve seen and not on the movie itself, which I have not, I think these numbers look wayyy high for Man of the Year.
Departed looks pretty leggy. $100 m is foregone conclusion.
“Departed looks pretty leggy. $100 m is foregone conclusion.”
Only if you completely ignore that at least two of the movies next week will be stealing away its audience. (Fortunately, they’re opening in less than 2,500 theatres each) Departed will probably end up around $45 million after two weekends… it’s going to have to get some noms and be rereleased in December if it’s going to make it to $100 million.
So last week was the first time I underestimated the #1 by a couple million… looks like I’m back to my overestimating as per usual.
Though I guess I shouldn’t feel bad… EW, who has been pretty spot-on, has WAY overestimated Grudge 2. Guess I’m not the highest (prediction-wise).
i hope Grudge 2 Crashes and Burns and same for Saw III. The poster lettering makes it look like SAWM. I wonder how many knuckleheads will think that’s the name of the movie…Hey are you going to see SAWM this weekend, yo?
and I think Departed will do $100 but in more than 2 weekends.
Judging from the Times Square theatres last night, these predictions may be BADLY off. Chainsaw, Man of The Year, and Departed all had some sellouts during the evening. Grudge 2? Nary a one. I just hope that the film’s failure doesn’t wind up killing the likable and talented Amber Tamblyn’s career.
(And Man of The Year may be the worst film of the year–bizarre, ineffective cocktail of political satire, thriller, and romantic comedy that makes no sense whatsoever.)
^^^I think that would be Miss Tamblyn’s own fault for deciding to be in a sequel of a remake. Even Sarah Michelle Gellar decided to check out of this franchise.
Lota: The poster lettering makes it look like SAWM. I wonder how many knuckleheads will think that’s the name of the movie…Hey are you going to see SAWM this weekend, yo?
Me: You think you’re kidding. A few months ago, the woman ahead of me in line asked for a ticket to MILL. The girl said, “What movie?” The woman replied, “MILL. The Tom Cruise movie.”
Oh, I just realized that I had a typo in my charts… it’s made $37 million through Thursday rather than $27, so it will be around $55 million, not $45 million… That’s a bit better though I still think the next two weeks will be tough with Flags/Prestige coming out.